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PHILOSOPHER

Vasishtha

2000 BC - 2000 BC

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Vasishtha (Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ, lit. 'most excellent', IAST: Vasiṣṭha) is one of the oldest and revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis). Vasishtha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda. Vasishtha and his family are mentioned in Rigvedic verse 10.167.4, other Rigvedic mandalas and in many Vedic texts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vasishtha has received more than 1,031,193 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Vasishtha is the 508th most popular philosopher (up from 581st in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Vasishtha ranks 508 out of 1,081. Before him are Hasdai Crescas, Murray Bookchin, Hans Vaihinger, Zeno of Sidon, Harriet Taylor Mill, and Victor Cousin. After him are Liu Bowen, André Gorz, Gaius Musonius Rufus, Zou Yan, Karl Korsch, and Guillaume Budé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000 BC, Vasishtha ranks 5. Before him are Zoroaster, Senusret I, Vishvamitra, and Sumu-abum. After him are Gautama Maharishi, Bharadwaja, Erishum I, Ilu-shuma, Atri, Ur-Ninurta, and Gungunum. Among people deceased in 2000 BC, Vasishtha ranks 4. Before him are Zoroaster, Hagar, and Vishvamitra. After him are Gautama Maharishi, Bharadwaja, Xie of Xia, Mang of Xia, Ilu-shuma, Atri, Bu Jiang, and Jiong of Xia.

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